Analysis and Design of APWM Half-Bridge Series Resonant Converter with Magnetizing Current Assisted ZVS

Abstract:

In an asymmetrical pulse-width-modulated half-bridge (APWM HB) series resonant converter, an auxiliary LC network is provided for ensuring zero-voltage switching (ZVS) over a wide range of line and load variations. However, it comes at the cost of increased number of components and reduced efficiency and reliability. This paper presents a novel design methodology for the standard APWM HB resonant topology, which uses the magnetizing current and eliminates the need for extra components. The converter with the proposed design methodology operates at the resonant frequency of the tank and features load-independent ZVS for a wide range of input voltage variation with minimal magnetizing current. Empirical formulae are derived to design the resonant network and the magnetizing inductance of the high-frequency transformer systematically in a flowchart-based manner. The proposed design is validated by using simulations as well as experiments and is compared with a reference APWM HB series resonant converter design that uses an auxiliary LC circuit for ZVS. Two separate experimental prototypes of the two converters rated for 30 W, 48 V/5 V with a switching frequency of 500 kHz were built and tested in the laboratory. It was found that the converter with the proposed design methodology, apart from having lower component count, is about 3% more efficient than the reference topology at the rated power.

Año de publicación:

2017

Keywords:

• resonant
• Converter
• magnetizing current
• Asymmetrical pulse-width-modulated (APWM)
• zerovoltage switching (ZVS)

Fuente:

scopus